Halloween Already?

It seems like every year on the first day of school, the stores start trading in their pencil cases and glue sticks for Halloween costumes and goblin décor. My kids have already been brainstorming about what to be for Halloween: a witch, a bat, a firefighter or a vampire. There are so many things to choose from. And, as a result, our dress ups have been getting a lot of playtime. Recently, the kids were playing with masks and trying to scare each other. It was cute- until my 3 year old decided it would be fun to dress up his newborn brother as a bicycle rider. He proceeded to put his bike helmet on my 2 month old! Thankfully, I was right there to stop him. So, as we approach Halloween, it is important to make sure our kids’ costumes are safe as well as their dress ups- watching out for trip or choke hazards on outfits. And, most importantly, don’t let the kids dress up the baby!